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A panel depicting the formation of the universe, the constellation Orion and Copernicus’ solar system model showing the sun as the center of the universe.
Orem, Utah

Roots of Knowledge Stained Glass

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
The tunnels all look slightly differiently
Washington, D.C.

Capitol Building Tunnel System

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
Not quite the Great Divide
Bisbee, Arizona

Mule Pass: Not Quite the Continental Divide

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.
Detail of the Steiner-Lobman and Teague Hardware Buildings in Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama

Casket on the Steiner-Lobman Building

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.
The hotel as it looks today.
L'Aquila, Italy

Hotel Campo Imperatore

This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.
Tomb of Richard I of England (front) and Isabella of Angoulême (back)
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France

Fontevraud Abbey

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.
St. Louis in the 1800s.
holidays

The Day St. Louis Went From Spanish to French to American in Just 24 Hours

This year is the 213th anniversary of "Three Flags Day."
Cara Giaimo March 10, 2017
Handcrafted marbled endpapers of a book manually bound in France around 1880.
art

The Unsung Delight of a Well-Designed Endpaper

They're an art form all their own.
Sarah Laskow March 10, 2017
Aircraft on display.
College Park, Maryland

College Park Airport and Aviation Museum

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.
The Apple garage.
Los Altos, California

The Apple Garage

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.
Paphos, Cyprus

The Mosaics of Paphos

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.
The supracrustal belt in Québec.
science

The 4 Places on Earth to Look for the Earliest Evidence of Life

It's hard to find rocks more than 3.6 billion years old.
Sarah Laskow March 8, 2017
A 19th century tintype of two "Lowell Mill Girls."
kickass women

Sarah Bagley, the Voice of America's Early Women's Labor Movement

In the 1830s and '40s—before they could even vote—women mill workers agitated for equal treatment.
Cara Giaimo March 8, 2017
airplanes

Found, By a Danish Schoolboy: A Crashed WWII Plane in His Family's Field

As a joke, his father had suggested he look for it.
Sarah Laskow March 8, 2017
Two newly enlisted Union soldiers pose with their Springfield Armory Model 1861 rifle-muskets.
factories

Rediscovering the Civil War Heroics of a Tiny Massachusetts Armory

By pioneering mass production techniques, it played a unique role in U.S. history in more ways than one.
Cara Giaimo March 7, 2017
It still works, too.
models

Found: A Miniature Working Model of the National Archives Vault

It had been forgotten down in the basement.
Elliot Carter March 6, 2017
Also known as the Henry Stuart House or Hermit House, it's on the National Register of Historic Places
Fairhope, Alabama

Tolstoy Park, the Unusual Home of Henry Stuart

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'
An 18th century detention hall.
St. Augustine, Florida

Dungeon Under the Stairs at the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.